Empire’s Taraji P Henson was lucky enough to be at the Levi’s stadium in Santa Clara to watch the Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers, but she didn’t even check who was playing.

The half time show is right up there as one of the most highly-anticipated moments of Super Bowl Sunday, but actress Taraji clearly had not checked the bill.

Coldplay were headlining, inviting guest performances from Bruno Mars and Beyonce, but she got the British band confused with Maroon 5.

Taraji excitedly Instagrammed a photo of Coldplay’s impressive set along with the caption: “YAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!!!! #maroon5 is life to me!!!!! #superbowl50 #HappyCamper I am,” along with kiss emojis.

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Fans were quick to point out the mistake in the photo, which was liked over 11,000 times in six minutes.

The actress, who has over 3.98 million followers on Twitter, realised her mistake and took down the post.

“Oooooooopppps. Lmao! #Superbowl50,” she tweeted.

But to be fair, a round of applause is needed for Chris Martin and Coldplay as they performed an incredible set at the Levi's Stadium for the Super Bowl 50.

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Some were sceptical about whether the British band were suitable for the coveted half-time spot, but they silenced their doubters with a vibrant set.

British singer Chris kept the tempo high from the start, storming the stage with hundreds of lucky fans brought onto the playing field for a special view.

"We're in this together," he told the excited audience as he sang their first song, Viva La Via: When I Rule The World.

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Upon a kaleidoscopic stage setting, Chris launched into Paradise as hundreds of musicians supported the band.

Dancers used multi-coloured flowers to bring colour to the set.

He then brought out none other than Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson on the decks for their hit Uptown Funk.

Showing off his incredible footwork, Bruno certainly brought the funk to festivities in black leather boiler-style suits with his troupe of backing dancers.

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Beyonce entered the stadium and kicked it off with her brand new single, Formation, much to the surprise of her fans.

The trio - brought together by Coldplay to represent past, present and future - then launched into a medley including Uptown Funk and Single Ladies.

A footage played to the audience of past Super Bowl performers, including Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and U2, the trio sang another medley of hits which included iconic songs, Purple Rain, Beautiful Day and even Bruno Mars' Just The Way You Are.

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Earlier, Coldplay revealed how chilled they were back stage just moments before the half-time show.

Sharing a picture from backstage on Twitter, a grinning Chris Martin could be seen with Guy Berryman.

"Not long now," the tweet read.

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The band were warming up in their dressing room ahead of the big game, with them counting down the moments til they hit the stage and over 180 million people are watching them.

Headliners Coldplay - Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion - have revealed that they aim to "celebrate" past Super Bowl shows in their performance and hope their 12-minute set is as "memorable" as other acts' appearances have been.

Chris explained: "We've watched all of the other halftime shows many times, and most of them are fantastic.

"I think we're going to try to celebrate those other years and hopefully make a show as memorable as some of our favourites. We decided we wanted to make it about togetherness, acceptance and the things we believed in.

"Then we called the right guests, so we know that we have great people joining us."

Earlier on, Lady Gaga performed the American National Anthem at the Super Bowl, which she hailed as a “dream come true".

In a patriotic sparkly red suit and matching red eyeshadow, the blonde beauty gave it her all as she moved some of the team player from the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers to tears.

The crowd cheered as the screens panned to the US soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

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It was certainly a performance to be remembered, especially as she hit the high notes as the fly past went over the stadium, finishing the song with 'God bless America'.

The star is kicking off her incredible year, which has seen her already bagging a Golden Globe, by hitting the stage with over 100 million people around the world tuning in.

Gaga, 29, follows in the footsteps of Whitney Houston, who was given the honour in 1991.

Speaking to NFL.com, Applause star Gaga said: “I’ve always wanted to sing the National Anthem at a major sporting event since I was a little girl, and for it to be the Super Bowl, it is the ultimate…”